Writing under the nom de clavier of “Sharontastrophe” (a name no doubt inspired by our last post about the quotastrophe), a faithful reader asks the question, “Should ‘top of mind’ have hyphens?” A wonderful question, and a wonderful opportunity to wax poetic on the subject of the predicative. While our friends across the pond may have […]

The Word Nazi deeply apologizes for going on an unscheduled sabbatical without warning, but as we’ve mentioned before, the Word Nazi is not independently wealthy, and thus sadly isn’t able to devote himself full time to the improvement and preservation of the English language. (Or what little is left of it, at any rate.) The [...]